Hoarding and Hiding

From the Songs for the Journey Home, the Four of Earth Songs (Pentacles); from the Magic Neko Deck, the Three of Spades:

We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. 

–Joseph Campbell

A living existence demands an ebb and flow, but this poor fellow has traded prudence for paranoia. We can all find ourselves in this position, not just with money, but also with our bodies. It can be hard to embrace wrinkles and gray hair as well as less energy and more aches as we age. Saving some money and taking care of our health are wise; but as the Three of Spades reminds us, flux and fluidity is natural. Hoarding and hiding create fear and anxiety, taking away our ability to live life to its fullest. Yet freedom and contentment can be found in such change IF we accept and adapt to it rather than struggle against it.